Episode 72: Nothing But #1s – 1972 & 1973

What has always been known in the U.S. as the Hot 100 had existed for nearly fifteen years as numerous charts, tracking and ranking the most popular singles of the day in several areas. During the 1940s and 1950s, popular singles were ranked on three significant charts:
• Best Sellers in Stores
• Most Played by Jockeys
• Most Played in Jukeboxes

On June 17, 1957, Billboard discontinued the Most Played in Jukeboxes chart, as the popularity of jukeboxes waned and radio stations incorporated more and more rock-oriented music into their playlists. The week ending July 28, 1958 was the final publication of the Most Played By Jockeys.
On August 4, 1958, Billboard premiered one main all-genre singles chart: the Hot 100. The Hot 100 quickly became the industry standard and Billboard discontinued the Best Sellers In Stores chart on October 13, 1958.
The Billboard Hot 100 is still the standard by which a song's popularity is measured in the United States. The Hot 100 is ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen, sales data compiled by Nielsen (both at retail and digitally) and streaming activity provided by online music sources. -----

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1) American Pie (Reached #1 on Jan 15, 1972 Lasted for 4 wks) by Don McLean
2) Let's Stay Together (Reached #1 on Feb 12, 1972 Lasted for 1 wk) by Al Green
3) Without You (Reached #1 on Feb 19, 1972 Lasted for 4 wks) by Harry Nilsson
4) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Reached #1 on Apr 15, 1972 Lasted for 6 wks) by Roberta Flack
5) Oh Girl (Reached #1 on May 27, 1972 Lasted for 1 wk) by The Chi-Lites
6) I'll Take You There (Reached #1 on Jun 3, 1972 Lasted for 1 wk) by The Staple Singers
7) Song Sung Blue (Reached #1 on Jul 1, 1972 Lasted for 1 wk) by Neil Diamond
8) Lean On Me (Reached #1 on Jul 8, 1972 Lasted for 3 wks) by Bill Withers
9) Alone Again (Naturally) (Reached #1 on Jul 29, 1972 Lasted for 4 wks, then off the top for 1 wk [Brandy] then back to #1 for 2 more wks) by Gilbert O'Sullivan
10) Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) (Reached #1 on Aug 26, 1972 Lasted for 1 wk) by Looking Glass
11) Black And White (Reached #1 on Sep 16, 1972 Lasted for 1 wk) by Three Dog Night
12) Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me (Reached #1 on Sep 23, 1972 Lasted for 3 wks) by Mac Davis
13) My Ding-A-Ling (Reached #1 on Oct 21, 1972 Lasted for 2 wks) by Chuck Berry
14) I Can See Clearly Now (Reached #1 on Nov 4, 1972 Lasted for 4 wks) by Johnny Nash
15) Papa Was A Rollin' Stone by (Reached #1 on Dec 2, 1972 Lasted for 1 wk) by The Temptations
16) I Am Woman (Reached #1 on Dec 9, 1972 Lasted for 1 wk) by Helen Reddy
17) You're So Vain (Reached #1 on Jan 6, 1973 Lasted for 3 wks) by Carly Simon
18) Superstition (Reached #1 on Jan 27, 1973 Lasted for 1 wk) by Stevie Wonder
19) Crocodile Rock (Reached #1 on Feb 3, 1973 Lasted for 3 wks) by Elton John
20) Killing Me Softly With His Song (Reached #1 on Feb 24, 1973 Lasted for 4 wks, then off the top for 1 wk [Love Train] then back to #1 for 1 more wk) by Roberta Flack
21) Love Train (Reached #1 on Mar 24, 1973 Lasted for 1 wk) by The O'Jays
22) Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree (Reached #1 on Apr 21, 1973 Lasted for 4 wks) by Tony Orlando & Dawn
23) You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Reached #1 on May 19, 1973 Lasted for 1 wk) by Stevie Wonder
24) My Love (Reached #1 on Jun 2, 1973 Lasted for 4 wks) by Paul McCartney & Wings
25) Will It Go Round In Circles (Reached #1 on Jul 7, 1973 Lasted for 2 wks) by Billy Preston
26) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown (Reached #1 on Jul 21, 1973 Lasted for 2 wks) by Jim Croce
27) Brother Louie (Reached #1 on Aug 25, 1973 Lasted for 2 wks) by The Stories
28) Let's Get It On (Reached #1 on Sep 8, 1973 Lasted for 1 wk, then off the top for 1 wk then back to #1 for 1 more wk) by Marvin Gaye
29) We're An American Band (Reached #1 on Sep 29, 1973 Lasted for 1 wk) by Grand Funk (Railroad)
30) Half-Breed (Reached #1 on Oct 6, 1973 Lasted for 2 wks) by Cher
31) Photograph (Reached #1 on Nov 24, 1973 Lasted for 1 wk) by Ringo Starr
32) Time In A Bottle (Reached #1 on Dec 29, 1973 Lasted for 2 wks) by Jim Croce